Darla Eberst added a black 2007 International 4300 with a 2,200-gallon steel waste tank and 500-gallon poly freshwater tank housed in a...
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Leaving a Good Impression Is Important to Florida Pumper Brandon Buckingham
From uniformed route drivers to gleaming trucks, to a strong focus on educating customers about best practices for maintaining septic systems, it’s...
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Take Pride in Your Rig to Show Customers You Mean Business
As the owner of Advanced Septic in Crystal River, Florida, Brandon Buckingham is all about professionalism — as emphasized by the latest...
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Rules and Regs: EPA Starts Revision of Water Regulation
In its early steps in rewriting the Waters of the U.S. Rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently sent letters to several...
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Rules and Regs: California Prepares for Direct Potable Reuse of Wastewater
California’s multiyear drought was officially declared over on April 7, but the Legislature is on the verge of making the state a...
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Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule
The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...
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Rules and Regs: OSHA Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery
Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...
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Rules and Regs: Florida Changes Water-Softener Brine Waste Recommendations
In a September memo to county health departments, the Florida Bureau of Environmental Health Onsite Sewage Program says it is now recommending...
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Rules and Regs: Temporary Variances Give Florida Pumpers Time to Find Alternative Disposal Methods
With land application of septage now banned in Florida as of June 30, the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection...
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Loss of Land Spreading Affects Florida Pumpers
The owner of a very large septic pumping company in Florida has been planning for this day to come: the day that the state...
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Rules and Regs: Land Application Ban Holds in Florida
Despite efforts by the onsite industry to delay or overturn it, a ban on land application of septage in Florida goes into...
Editorial
Experiment in Hyper-Recycling May Solve Wastewater Woes
James D. Englehardt sees no reason why southeastern Florida needs to draw a half billion gallons of water from the Everglades every...
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3 Portable Restroom Business Blunders
You’ve made the commitment and begun building your portable restroom business. But now business has plateaued and sales are floundering. From customer...
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Rules and Regs: Pumpers Object to Ohio Rules Requiring Inspections
Some septic tank pumpers in Ohio are considering a class action lawsuit to overturn new state rules that went into effect on...




















